umpire shin guards
Skip itA small market ($28K/yr) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Review moat
Great163.45avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Avg price
Great$76.28avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Competition
Good45%top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
Brand share
Okay77%top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
Quality gap
Okay4.5★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Growth
Okay+2.6%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Returns
Bad5.9%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Conversion
Bad1.7%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Price range
Bad$34.42–$433.93cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Market size
Bad$28K$28K/yr · 22K searches
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, umpire shin guards is a $28K/yr Amazon United States market (22K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 77% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 39/100.
Data updated Jul 25, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
umpire shin guards market data
- Units sold / yr
- 500–750
- avg 0–100/product
- Revenue / yr
- $38K–$57K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 1.7%
- Avg BSR
- #57
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 79%
- Sponsored
- 85%
- Out of stock
- 4.0%
- Avg brand age
- 69 months
- Avg seller age
- 170 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products take 45% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.Brands
13 rising
Sellers
27
Top-5 brand share
77%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
45%
Top 20: 84%
Open market
17%
- CHAMPRO26%
- Beutyal20%
- WILSON12%
- HAGAN11%
- Champion Sports9%
- Mylec6%
- Open — no brand owns it (7 brands, 17%)
Demand
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 14 weeks — +2.6% search growth over the last 90 days.Top umpire shin guards search terms
- umpire shin guards13K/yr
- umpire leg guards5K/yr
- umpire shin guards adult men4K/yr
Top umpire shin guards products on Amazon
Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.
All 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Beutyal Baseball Softball Catcher Leg Guards Shin Guards Adult 15 Inch
Beutyal$45.544.3★237 rev
WILSON Pro Gold 2 Leg Guards - Black/Charcoal Medium/Large
WILSON$133.014.5★20 rev
Champro Optimus MVP Single Knee Baseball Catchers Leg Guards 13.5 Shin Length Black Model Number: CG107B
CHAMPRO$34.424.5★225 rev
Champion Sports Umpire Leg Guards: Single Knee Umpires Shin Guard for Baseball & Softball - Pair of 16.5 Umpiring Shin Pads for Adults - Black
Champion Sports$53.464.5★468 rev
Champro Optimus MVP Double Knee Baseball Catchers Leg Guards 16.5 Length Black CG100B
CHAMPRO$68.884.4★465 rev
Newest
by launch date
FORCE3 Ultimate Umpire Defender Mask Set (Black/Black 16.5 Shins)
Force3 Pro Gear$433.932 rev
WILSON Pro Gold 2 Leg Guards - Black/Charcoal Medium/Large
WILSON$133.0120 rev
WILSON Pro Gold 2 Leg Guards - Black/Charcoal Large/X-Large
WILSON$132.1220 rev
Beutyal Baseball Softball Catcher Leg Guards Shin Guards Adult 15 Inch
Beutyal$45.54237 rev
Beutyal Baseball Softball Catcher Leg Guards Shin Guards Adult 15 Inch
Beutyal$44.14237 rev
Trending
90-day click momentum
H-3.0 Shin Pads (Non-Adjustable) Red Senior 15
HAGAN$41.914.3★
MyLec MK5 Street/DEK Shin Pad Lightweight & Durable Hockey Accessories 360 Velcro Straps Hard Front Shells Breathable Material Metatarsal Padding Street Hockey Shin Guards Foam Rubber(11 Black)
Mylec$60.854.6★
Beutyal Baseball Softball Catcher Leg Guards Shin Guards Adult 15 Inch
Beutyal$44.144.3★
H-3.0 Shin Pads (Non-Adjustable) Black Senior 15
HAGAN$44.094.3★
G-Form Pro-S Elite X Shin Guard Matte Black Adult Large
G-Form$53.934.4★
What buyers say about umpire shin guards
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Fits well”
“An excellent value for your money”
“Everything feels well-made and reliable, and for the price, it offers great value”
“the chaps provided some protection”
“Very comfortable”
“Good Entry Level Leg Gaurds”
“Exactly what was advertised”
“They aren't heavy”
“They are really good and stay hooked”
“Work great for amateur like us”
What buyers complain about
“dont always fit the kids”
“Product breaks easy”
“It still hurts”
“to tight on my legs”
“Not the best”
“My money wasted”
“Cheap material where the straps started breaking after 2 months”
“Size not as advertised”
“Softballs aren't soft”
“Not protective”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is umpire shin guards profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
- The niche generates $28K/yr across 33 tracked products. 1 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +2.6%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (39/100).
- How competitive is the umpire shin guards niche?
- 13 brands and 27 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 45% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 77% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in umpire shin guards?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Size-Overall, Durability, Pain Relief-Overall. The return rate is 5.9% — above our launch gate.
- What does it cost to enter the umpire shin guards niche?
- Listings span $34.42–$433.93; the average listing price is $76.28 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 163 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.